New York – A passenger on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to New York on Wednesday attempted to open the emergency door and jump out of the plane after it landed, Ynet reported. The incident took place on flight LY001 from Tel Aviv to New York after the Boeing 747, which had about [...]

Jerusalem – The haredi political parties Shas and United Torah Judaism have recorded a spectacular electoral success, having both gained eight seats with 98% of the votes counted. 1 This represents a 23% increase from their electoral representation in the current Knesset, and will surely give them even greater political clout in the new government, [...]

Jerusalem – An Arab female terrorist was arrested on Wednesday at the A-Zaim checkpoint at the entrance to Jerusalem after she attempted to stab Israeli security personnel. Security forces noticed the terrorist approaching them while wielding a knife. They called on her to stop, fired in the air and overpowered her. No one was injured [...]

Washington – President Donald Trump is congratulating Benjamin Netanyahu as he appears to be headed for a fifth term as prime minister of Israel. Speaking with reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged that it might be a bit premature to declare Netanyahu’s victory, but said he’s hearing that he’s won. “I think we have [...]

New York – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Tuesday that her relationship with Hillary Clinton is strong and that Clinton had given her advice about her 2020 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Gillibrand, appearing at a town hall televised by CNN, fielded questions about her political record, including the policy shifts she [...]

Jerusalem – Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival, says “nothing is over, we are making our moves,” despite election results that appear to hand Netanyahu a clear mandate for a fifth term. Gantz told reporters Wednesday that the broad support for his centrist Blue and White party proves “the people want a different [...]

Washington – Twitter removed a campaign video posted by President Donald Trump after Warner’s Bros. Pictures complained about the use of the score from its 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Trump on Tuesday tweeted the video, which featured images of Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton juxtaposed with images from Trump’s two years in [...]

Salem, OR – Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. It was only after she died that medical students discovered that all her internal organs — except for her heart — were in the wrong place. The [...]

While the final tabulation of votes hasn’t been completed, it appears that the United Right-Wing parties received a total of 5-to-6 seats. Itamar Ben-Gvir, among the heads of the Otzma Yehudit party, was seventh on the combined list and his entry into the 21st Knesset is now dependent on the good will of party chairman Rafi Peretz and number two man on the list, MK Betzalel Smotrich.